Ring CT protocol allows hidden amounts, origins, and destinations for transactions which is somewhat similar to Zerocash [BSCG+14]. One possible differentiator is that the use of proof of work for coin generation is possible with Ring CT as opposed to in ZeroCash, where it seems all coins must be pregenerated by a trusted group

After the Kovri meeting, the Monero devs reassembled and discussed some crypto library stuff

Potentially integrating TweetNaCL for some of the cryptographic functions.